Government direct rail support in Great Britain 2001-2019
Subsequently, after falling to slightly over 3.45 billion British pounds in the fiscal year 2013/2014, the annual amount given by the UK government to the rail industry as direct rail support rose to 4.2 billion British pounds in the fiscal year of 2017/2018, only to fall again to 3.8 billion British pounds in the fiscal year of 2018/2019.